Comments on: Reflections on Ride #31 – Uniform Ride http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/2015 Building community through bicycling Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:51:36 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ryan http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/2015/comment-page-1#comment-2253 ryan Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:22:15 +0000 http://www.sjbikeparty.org/?p=2015#comment-2253 The communal notions of Bike Party are especially apparent in the way riders alter their regular riding patterns to participate as one mass community. Fast riders slow down. Casual riders add on the mileage. Red light runners (let's face it, most bicyclists do this when riding solo) stop. Everyone shouts and chants. Everyone stays out late. All for the ride. Our individuality is expressed in our different types of bikes and the things we do to liven them up - lights, music boxes, etc. It's expressed in our diversity, in what we bring to the ride. All of this makes the community more interesting, makes us all the more unique. But it's something we do together that makes it so special. Total strangers becoming an instant bond. This is the power behind Bike Party. The communal notions of Bike Party are especially apparent in the way riders alter their regular riding patterns to participate as one mass community.

Fast riders slow down. Casual riders add on the mileage. Red light runners (let’s face it, most bicyclists do this when riding solo) stop. Everyone shouts and chants. Everyone stays out late. All for the ride.

Our individuality is expressed in our different types of bikes and the things we do to liven them up – lights, music boxes, etc. It’s expressed in our diversity, in what we bring to the ride. All of this makes the community more interesting, makes us all the more unique. But it’s something we do together that makes it so special.

Total strangers becoming an instant bond. This is the power behind Bike Party.

]]> By: Jahlaen http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/2015/comment-page-1#comment-2251 Jahlaen Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:01:23 +0000 http://www.sjbikeparty.org/?p=2015#comment-2251 You nailed it Ian! Bike Party is not about ergonomics. It is certainly not about speed and nor the science of riding. -- Please toss that notion aside Doug. Bike Party is getting home early from the office and meeting your friends for a great time out on the third Friday of every month. It is for the lifelong love of bicycles and sharing that love with the thousands within the SJBP Bicycling Community. It is about being part of something bigger than oneself. It is about making friends and discovering the beauty of the South Bay communities. It is feeling of the "huge vibe" during the event. You are comparing apples with oranges Doug. I had soo much fun at this month's Bike Party that I can't wait for the next one. All I can say is that Bike Party is unique. In pop vernacular: Bike Party is just dope! You nailed it Ian!

Bike Party is not about ergonomics. It is certainly not about speed and nor the science of riding.

– Please toss that notion aside Doug.

Bike Party is getting home early from the office and meeting your friends for a great time out on the third Friday of every month.
It is for the lifelong love of bicycles and sharing that love with the thousands within the SJBP Bicycling Community.
It is about being part of something bigger than oneself.
It is about making friends and discovering the beauty of the South Bay communities.
It is feeling of the “huge vibe” during the event.
You are comparing apples with oranges Doug.
I had soo much fun at this month’s Bike Party that I can’t wait for the next one.
All I can say is that Bike Party is unique.
In pop vernacular: Bike Party is just dope!

]]> By: Ian http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/2015/comment-page-1#comment-2250 Ian Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:48:41 +0000 http://www.sjbikeparty.org/?p=2015#comment-2250 @doug 47 Ergonomics is why i ride a recumbent :) but you have to realize that most of the BP riders are casual riders :) which really is the target market of cruiser bikes. the key is to ride anything that gets you outside and having a good time. @doug 47 Ergonomics is why i ride a recumbent :)
but you have to realize that most of the BP riders are casual riders :) which really is the target market of cruiser bikes. the key is to ride anything that gets you outside and having a good time.

]]> By: doug http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/2015/comment-page-1#comment-2248 doug Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:31:28 +0000 http://www.sjbikeparty.org/?p=2015#comment-2248 For those people out there on cruisers I give you props for doing this long ride on a bike that is not made for this type of riding, even though people think that those big coushioned seats are better for you they aren't. If you sit in a up right position for a long ride you are causing your body alot of problems because your back is taking alot of the impact on rough roads and can cause many lumbar problems in the long run. Also can cause problems in your wrists because your bones are taking the impact and not your muscles. If you are finding these an issue on bike party i would suggest taking a different bike. Even though most of you think that road bikes are uncomortable they aren't if you know the right positions to sit it can be one of the best and comortable work outs, plus the less padding and skinner the seat makes a big difference on a bike. I hope most of you out there take this into consideration, trying not to be mister big shot rider guy and have a stick up my bung but trust me I have seen a difference and you will too, because i hear alot of people complain about there body hurting really bad by the end and it is this reason. HAPPY RIDING. For those people out there on cruisers I give you props for doing this long ride on a bike that is not made for this type of riding, even though people think that those big coushioned seats are better for you they aren’t. If you sit in a up right position for a long ride you are causing your body alot of problems because your back is taking alot of the impact on rough roads and can cause many lumbar problems in the long run. Also can cause problems in your wrists because your bones are taking the impact and not your muscles. If you are finding these an issue on bike party i would suggest taking a different bike.

Even though most of you think that road bikes are uncomortable they aren’t if you know the right positions to sit it can be one of the best and comortable work outs, plus the less padding and skinner the seat makes a big difference on a bike.

I hope most of you out there take this into consideration, trying not to be mister big shot rider guy and have a stick up my bung but trust me I have seen a difference and you will too, because i hear alot of people complain about there body hurting really bad by the end and it is this reason. HAPPY RIDING.

]]> By: doug http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/2015/comment-page-1#comment-2247 doug Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:19:13 +0000 http://www.sjbikeparty.org/?p=2015#comment-2247 @calstate1224, riding in groups doesnt work with me, my bike and my legs just are to fast for everyone. It would have been great if I had someone to ride with but I passed about 10 groups of people on the way home no one can keep up with me. I learned from my dad on everything to ride a bike, how to ride in a group, the right position to ride a bike to put power to the pedals, and alot of people dont know "how to ride" like in a group so I choose to ride alone. @Tian, yeah man ill give you that, you should drive there or get a ride because your crazy for coming all the way out to san jose then ride back because we usually end at SJSU. @calstate1224, riding in groups doesnt work with me, my bike and my legs just are to fast for everyone. It would have been great if I had someone to ride with but I passed about 10 groups of people on the way home no one can keep up with me. I learned from my dad on everything to ride a bike, how to ride in a group, the right position to ride a bike to put power to the pedals, and alot of people dont know “how to ride” like in a group so I choose to ride alone.

@Tian, yeah man ill give you that, you should drive there or get a ride because your crazy for coming all the way out to san jose then ride back because we usually end at SJSU.

]]> By: sue gains http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/2015/comment-page-1#comment-2244 sue gains Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:50:52 +0000 http://www.sjbikeparty.org/?p=2015#comment-2244 I had a great time at the April Bike Party. Good mileage, great workout. . great people. Don't get me wrong, I did see 2 cyclists crash pretty hard in Sunnyvale on El Camino. (Crossing over highway 85/el camino was pretty dangerous). This bike party was certainly more of a gut check than the others in terms of making it out to Sunnyvale and getting all the way home. Called for more preparation, hydration and some IN-n-Out Burger on the way home! See you next month! I had a great time at the April Bike Party. Good mileage, great workout. . great people. Don’t get me wrong, I did see 2 cyclists crash pretty hard in Sunnyvale on El Camino. (Crossing over highway 85/el camino was pretty dangerous). This bike party was certainly more of a gut check than the others in terms of making it out to Sunnyvale and getting all the way home. Called for more preparation, hydration and some IN-n-Out Burger on the way home!
See you next month!

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